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Credit to Author: Alexis Romero| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0800

Non-resident tourists will soon be entitled to a refund of the value-added tax on local goods they purchased, as President Marcos yesterday signed into law a refund mechanism to boost the Philippines’ competitiveness as a shopping destination.

Credit to Author: Neil Jayson Servallos| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0800

On the advice of her lawyers, Vice President Sara Duterte will not attend the National Bureau of Investigation probe into her remarks against President Marcos, First Lady Liza and Speaker Martin Romualdez on Dec. 11.

Credit to Author: Mitchelle Palaubsanon| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0800

Growing from a single vessel to 16 after 35 years, Cokaliong Shipping Lines Inc. continues its journey of sailing to various destinations in the country, bringing the highest standards of maritime safety.

Credit to Author: Delon Porcalla| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0800

Out of the reported 677 recipients of confidential funds of the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education, 405 have turned out to be spurious, the Philippine Statistics Authority said in its report to the committee on good government and public accountability of the House of Representatives.

Credit to Author: Evelyn Macairan| Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0800

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will go on heightened alert from Dec. 13 to Jan. 6 in anticipation of the influx of sea passengers traveling during the coming Christmas break. 

Credit to Author: Delon Porcalla| Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0800

It is “imperative” for the Philippine government under the administration of President Marcos to “rejoin” the International Criminal Court (ICC), as recommended by the European Union, an administration lawmaker said over the weekend.

Credit to Author: Pia Lee-Brago| Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0800

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) yesterday expressed concern for over 700 Filipinos in Syria after Syrian rebels declared President Bashar al-Assad’s ouster after seizing control of Damascus.

Credit to Author: Mark Ernest Villeza| Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0800

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) plans to file charges against 60 people arrested at a suspected illegal Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) hub in Barangay Manay, Panabo, Davao del Norte.

Credit to Author: Janvic Mateo| Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0800

Like many overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), 37-year-old Marilou Cabaluna decided to look for a job abroad for the future of her children.

Credit to Author: Bella Cariaso| Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0800

The World Bank gave the Philippines a “very satisfactory rating” in the implementation of the P34-billion World Bank and European Union-funded projects under the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP).